Bire
Bire is a peak in Kandersteg, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Canton of Bern and has an elevation of 2,502 metres. Bire is situated nearby to the locality Spissli, as well as near Port.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Oeschinen Lake and Dündenhorn.
Oeschinen Lake
Lake
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Oeschinen Lake is a mountain lake in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, located above the village of Kandersteg. It lies at an elevation of 1,578 metres, covers 1.115 km², and reaches a maximum depth of 56 metres.
Dündenhorn
Peak
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The Dündenhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Lake Oeschinen in the Bernese Oberland. It lies between the valleys of Kandersteg and Kiental, to the west of the Hohtürli Pass that links the two valleys.
Kandersteg railway station
Railway station
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Kandersteg is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Bern and municipality of Kandersteg. The station is located on the Lötschberg line of the BLS AG, and is the first station to the north of the Lötschberg tunnel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mitholz and Frutigen.
Mitholz
Hamlet
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Mitholz or Blausee-Mitholz is a village in Kandergrund municipality in the canton of Bern in Switzerland, with 170 inhabitants as of 2020. Blausee-Mitholz is a station on the Lötschberg railway line.
Frutigen
Photo: Chriusha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Frutigen is a town of 6,900 people in the Swiss Canton of Berne and the site of the northern portal of the Lötschberg-Base-Tunnel that opened for railway traffic in 2007.
Bire
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,502 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Kandersteg, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Canton of Bern, Bernese Highlands, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.51085° or 46° 30′ 39″ northLongitude
7.6982° or 7° 41′ 54″ eastElevation
2,502 metres (8,209 feet)Open location code
8FR9GM6X+87OpenStreetMap ID
node 2242270529OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bire” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bire (tumoy sa bukid sa Swisa, Canton de Berne, Frutigen-Niedersimmental District)”
- Cebuano: “Bire”
- Swedish: “Bire”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Birewald and Spissli.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sommerrodelbahn Oeschinensee and Zahlershorn.
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